*Kristen Harris - Fiddle, vocals
*Seth Kimmel - Upright bass, vocals
*Brandon Olszewski - Banjo, guitar, mandolin, kazoo, vocals
*And sometimes Emma Gordon on the spoons and fiddlesticks
Influences
Tommy Jarrell, Jimmie Rodgers, Stephane Grappelli, and Mr Ed
Sounds Like
Maybe if Django had been born in western North Carolina...old-timey, hot club jazzy, bluesy goodness!
Molasses' music hearkens back to the days when our grand pappies were runnin' whiskey and Django Reinhardt was still alive and chain smoking. The trio's collective background ranges from pickin' on the back porch to high-falutin' musical institutions, giving them a unique, high-energy oldtimey sound. They're the band from the camptown jollies- they dance around like rubber dollies.
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The new True Margrit CD - The Juggler's Progress - is now available for pre-order, along with t-shirts and artwork, photo and drumheads, check it out here: http://bit.ly/7Cu8J
Next shows: October 28, Jazzbones in Tacoma, WA October 30, Mississippi Pizza in Portland, OR October 31, Nana's Irish Grill and Pub in Newport, OR November 1, Muddy's Hot Cup in Arcata, CA November 5, Molly Malone's in West Hollywood, CA
Our tour wraps up with the big show at San Francisco's best rock club, Bottom of the Hill! For the complete show schedule, check here: http://bit.ly/1UgGqQ
So great to run into you all playing music this wonderful fall evening! Hope I run into you again soon! I will at least see you out at the Mushroom Festival, it appears. :)
"Ticklin' The Strings" by Sweet Hollywaiians
Amazing Japanese hot string band playing 1920's, 30's, 40's style hawaiian, swing, calypso, blues, italian music and originals,featuring vintage instruments.3 songs with Robert Armstrong and Tony Marcus(from Robert Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders)
"The Sweet Hollywaiians have probably the best feel for this 20's music of any string band working today. They manage the rare feat of sounding relaxed even when their playing is hot, are top notch musicians with tasteful arrangements and a full, rich, warm sound.Plus, they have a nice gamut of tunes, from King Nawahi to Giovanni Vicari to Bobby Leecan. See them live, if you can, for an unforgettable experience. If you can't, buy their Cds!" ~ Terry Zwigoff
Thank you for your interest and sorry for my bad english! No, I don't go to ISB, I only show my work in Europe because I make 2 basses /year. See you, good music!
Hello Molasses, thank you for adding me to your Myspace circle of friends. I really enjoyed listening to your song samples. Great ensemble playing. Your songs are quite entertaining. I love the way you compliment the lyrics with the strings as if the strings themselves were singing the words. Have fun, John
howdy Mo, your first problem is that you have a Polish guitar player... WTF ! Polish guitar players will only get you an Advil bill. Secondly it sounds that you listen to lame reviewers. STOP! sincerely, ian zalewski
P.S. i ADORE your music... (unsulphered of course)
Hey Brandon! How you doing brother? Busy,busy,busy. Hey I see you guys are playing Sam Bond's Aug. 22nd. You think you might still make it to our reception? It'll be over by 6 p.m. Let us know what you're up to these next few weekends. Maybe we can get the kids together. Love ya bro!
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